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…With no real unified command and control, the two groups were usually conducting uncoordinated missions, which led to confusion and fratricide. (3) The nature of cities channels combat operations along narrow lanes of activity. Combat conditions…

…Marking facilities, transportation networks, and city streets on overlays often facilitates messenger service. Selected primary and alternate routes can often interface with designated logistics/resupply routes. Early restoration of street signs and recognizable landmarks are is…

…This had a crippling effect on small unit operations. (6) Russian inability to isolate Chechnya/Grozny allowed a constant flow of reinforcements and supplies into the country/city. Russian control of any given area was at…

…Within the city, airports or airfields, stadiums, parks, sports fields, school playgrounds, public buildings, road junctions, bridges, or industrial facilities may be key terrain. Critical public buildings are identified during the terrain-analysis phase of an…

…fortification. (MCRP 5-2A) built-up areaCA concentration of struc- tures, facilities, and populations, such as villages, cities, and towns, that forms the economic and cultural focus for the surrounding area. (MCRP 5-2A, modified) bypassCA…

…In an urban environment, where the city is located in a desert, a common restriction is placed on the destruction of water producing facilities. If the operation is conducted where there is a large Hindu population…

…It includes combat in cities, which is that portion of MOUT involving house- Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain K - 5 II. Definitions

…The Russian infantry, at all levels, was inadequately trained for night operations, and lacked night vision equipment. (5) Armored vehicles cannot operate in cities without extensive dismounted infantry support. The Chechens formed antitank hunter-killer teams…